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Metadata
Object ID |
M_1_295 |
Title |
[Nassau Hall, Interior, Natural History Museum] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Interior view of Nassau Hall, Princeton University. This photograph shows the east wing, which was adapted in the late nineteenth century to house a natural history museum. Nassau Hall was built in 1756 by Robert Smith, a carpenter and architect. Although the trustees of the college voted to name the building after Jonathan Belcher, the provincial governor, Belcher declined and proposed the name Nassau Hall, after King William III of the House of Nassau. During the Revolutionary War, both British and American troops occupied the building. From July through October 1783, it was the site of the Continental Congress. It burned twice, in 1802 and 1855. Benjamin Henry Latrobe oversaw the reconstruction after the 1802 fire, and John Notman after the 1855 fire. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
4" x 5" |
Subjects |
Buildings Universities & colleges Halls Museums Display cases Skeletons Dinosaurs Statues Sculpture Paintings Art Skylights |
People |
Smith, Robert Notman, John, 1810-1865 Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757 Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 |
Search Terms |
Princeton University Nassau Hall |
Notes |
In pencil on back of photo: 2442 |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. M_1_309 is another print of the same image. |